Hague Court Charges Kenya Leaders

NAIROBI—The International Criminal Court in The Hague charged four Kenyan leaders, including the country's deputy prime minister, with committing crimes against humanity during the violent aftermath of the country's 2007 election, touching a layer of leadership that for years has struck many Kenyans as above the law.

The hearings inject new uncertainty into East Africa's largest economy as it prepares for a presidential election: Two of the accused are potential contenders in a vote expected in December—Uhuru Kenyatta,...